Italian furniture manufacturer Poliform has created an inspirational residential interior project called “My Life in 80m²” to show that the quality of a living space does not depend on the size. from contemporist
Architects: BIG + JDS = PLOT Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Collaborators: Plot, JDS, MOE & Brodsgaard Client: Hopfner A/S, Dansk Olie Kompagni A/S Contractor: Hopfner A/S Program: 230 Apartments Construction period: 2004 - 2005 Total Area: 25000 sqm Photography: BIG & JDS The VM Houses are two residential blocks formed as the letters V and M. The blocks are formed as such to allow for daylight, ..
Argentinian architects B4FS shared with us their proposal in the Punggol Waterfront International Housing Design competition in Singapore, which was shortlisted and awarded a Merit Prize (second prize ex aequo). The two-stage design competition was launched in December 2008 to generate fresh, innovative and new design ideas for high-rise public housing along the waterway. Participating firms wer..
Architects: Elenberg Fraser Architecture Location: Falls Creek, Victoria, Australia Client: Zacamoco Project team: Callum Fraser, Valerie Tan, Hazel Porter, Frank Olbrich, Lorenzo Nuti, Kathrin Wheib, Marcus Ieraci, Caroline King, Iva Foschia, Andrew Prodromou, Beth Solomon, Karl Engstrom Project Management: PDS Group Structural consultant: Bonacci Group Pty Ltd & VSL Australia Pty Ltd Builder: ..
This could just be one of the most innovative sustainable designs you'll see all year. Here's the background: a team from Weber Thompson designed this building for the Cascadia Natural Talent Design Competition put on by the Emerging Green Builders of the USGBC. They won the Cascadia competition and moved on to compete against about 15 other regional winners from around the country. They won the..
Architects: WOHA Location: Bangkok, Thailand Project Team: Alina Yeo, Carina Tang, Cheah Boon Kwan, Gerry Richardson, Janita Han, Jose Nixon Sicat, Puiphai Khunawat, Punpong Wiwatkul, Techit Romraruk, Richard Hassell, Sim Choon Heok, Wong Mun Summ Associated Architects: Tandem Architects Owner / Developer: Pebble Bay Thailand Co. Ltd Mechanical & Electrical Engineers: Lincolne Scott Ng Pte. Ltd...
Peter Barber Architects have won a competition to design a new urban quarter at Goldhawk Road in London. The development will feature 68 homes set around pedestrian streets. Here’s a little bit of info from the architects: – GOLDHAWK VILLAGE Peter Barber Architects, with Places for People Developments, have this week been announced as winners of a high profile competition run by the London Borou..
Miami has been changing a lot over this last decade, turning into a rich cultural city. Events such as Art Basel Miami Beach (the most important art event in the US) and buildings by international architects are part of this ongoing change. One of these new projects in the city is 1111 Lincoln Road, a development envisioned by Robert Wennett and materialized by swiss architects by Herzog & de Me..
The city council of Weilburg, Germany, a dense medieval city, organized a design competition upon the demolition of an existing parking structure. ACME’s terrace design is a contemporary spin on the Baroque terraced-landscape building typology found nearby in the Weilburg Castle Gardens. The form becomes an integrated part of the landscape, allowing the project to blend into the surrounding cont..
